Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-16

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baund 20 paE n oun rspEssen1atisss
poiicy laid dogD b. - szccess.
sWhnl ansesinns sunxast fhsmselvss
20 yuu a onea upun which cur Esa1ear
men mi1ht Try thslE handr
I'VE ned . betfsr foreign pailey-
perhaps not ~ aggressive one, bat .
inas one. We need stfs1GeR o0mnaEa1nl
relatSnus with 04hsr countries, especially
With Maxioo ezid Seeth America- We
have been trading with ourselves al cur
lives. and our own growth has been Bnf-
noiant 10 keep ~ busSs but We are ever
prsdncing from the seil, - veil a. the
factories, ana
VI WANT NV MAzKETs.
Not a the cost Of neaiecEing to protect
Cur Annsric4n industries, but TO assiai
them- Toe nssrest approach 10 quss-
tisn bstWean the two parties has been
and IL the tariff, and thereon the Demo
Gratis are considerably more divided
than the Republicans. They are not
sGronR eneueh 10 make 3 fair trade issue
against che RspublieAn doetriBe Of pre-
tsstion and viii NOS do 80"
@Y0a served long time a. chairman
Of the committee on foreign relations"
|"s NUI |ILAlE IELIEs UMlNLEt4Ea AAAAa
SIMMER when the colaplieaiione ensued
which resulted IN . eonnice bstween
Gsneral Grant and himself. | had been
Bsxt TO Mr.. Sumner Of that conmlttee
for a long time and / vas placed IN that
nosifion . as 10 become chairman Of
tbe COMMITTEES af Mr.. SamneF's own re-
duest. After my return from Russia
ana on coming back into the Sen&tS Mr..
GO - w.~w kSnG IN ma and -.
ouested she caucus 10 pat me on for the
foreign relations committee and next to
him. 30 that, 81 case he should be re-
moved or BE- away, would succeed TO
the ohafFmanahiD. Mr.. summer was
very able and very errAtio man.
he was fond Of controversy, and thElved
bess in the c0mbet upon new and
radical questions. At the time Of
the San Domingo controversy legislation
UPON war questions vas practically at
al end and Mr.. Sumner found an op-
portnnity to differ with she Executive
upon this question. Had he been con-
suited BY General Grant, he might
have taken q different course. Be that
| as IL may, he te0k exception to the
Presidents scheme emd very naturally
vas called upon by his brother Sena-
tors 10 relinQuish the craftsmanship Of
he comnittee which had TO deal With
tbs snbjoet. / never spoke TO General
Grant npon the subject of the San Do
mingo treaty In my life before i was
made chairman, bat the wisdom OF the
proposition &c 10 the annexation Of
| thai island have never questioned. i
bad frequently talked with Ben Wade
/ about the matter, wac vas on the CON-
mission sent down By the General, and
he impressed me 90 favcrably with bis
/ arguments that / was entirely IN favor
Of annexation long before Mr.. Sumner
began his attack"
aMr. sumner felt bis removal keenly
/ Supposed"
''It never aifeoted our relations par
| ticulaKly, bat he was, no doubt, very
much hurt. Indeed, be seemed soured
ever after that controversy began. be
was O strong, hardy man, and naturally
| felt lonesome after cutting loose from
his party associates, and fading no
better companions than Carl Schurz.
have alBayslfouRd Il difficult for men e
stand political disappointment. II
John q. Calhoun, whom ! favored for
the Presidency in 1884, had been elected
he would have been very different
MN. Henry Clay never got over biz
defeat for the Presidency, and 30 with
almost all other public men ] evei
knew disappointment tinctuEes
their whole lives"
"What Of the
FUTURE OF THE PARTIES 2"
"That is bard to say. have not LOST
faith 10 the power and purpose Of the
Republican organization. Il has made
many mistakes, and none greater than
within the last few years but It has q
great history and wonderful recupera-
tive powers. II IL should cease runnins
after heFesies, and arrange itself undeI
bold and energetic leadership, IL vii
win the next election, bat these are 70
quisites for success. The American
people love courageous men. They wan
something practical. The Theoretical
may DO for the dreaT eFs, but the grea
heart Of the people can only be warmed
20 something that means reward. Tho
rank aud faie Of either party want - sss
the Offices filed By its members when il
wins. and the village postmaster is Z
them as significant badge Of triumph
IS the Presidency"
Whsre do We find an example 2"
Fright in Pennsylvania. The cleo
ton Of Mr.. Qaay as United States Sen.
atoF is one Of the mosI significant
could give you. Mr.. Quay Is very abb
and q very courageous nan. Three
years ago the Independent movement
swept eur party from power, bat IL die
not destroy the force and aggressive
ness OF the organization. Two year
later the boldest and strictest party
man In she State, Mr.. Quay, announced
himself az q candidate for State Treas
ureF. The independents hailed il Al
his political snicide. De Was elected by
very large majority, and year latel
vas elected United States senator by
the united vote Of the Republican
party, independents and ell, with one
single exception. Mr.. Quay will b.
popular In the Senate and an ornamen
10 that body, and IN the new era oi
courage and force Which hope and be
lieve has come 10 the Rspublican party
he will be wise osunsellor and q bold
aeteF.n
IWish Il we're possible for me 10 Col
low in detail General OameFon's stFonl
talk on the psst, present and future O
politics. Naturally, have only been abb
20 give . glimpse Of IL. H, will returr
to his native oeunty 10 April, and unlesi
all signs fail, viii himself be q Wis
counselor in shaping the future OF tos
pafty whose history he helped TO max
~ Secretary, United states Senator ane
foFRion Min3afeF PRANK BURR.